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CHARLES H. HARRIS, OF OEDARTOWN, GEORGIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN RlDlNG-SADDLES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 1 61,785, dated April 6, 1875; application filed February 13, 1875. 7

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. HARRIS, of Gedartown, in the county of Polk and State of Georgia, have invented certain Improvements in Spring-Saddles; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings making a part of this specification, in which-- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a saddle having my improvements. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same.

The object of my invention is to provide a saddle, which will have an easy and comfortable seat; and it consists in certain details for attaching the forward portion of the leather forming the saddle-seat to a spring forming the pommel.

In order that those skilled in the art may make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe the manner in which I have carried it out.

In the said drawings, A is a saddle-tree; B, the bow; U, the poinmel, and D D the seat. Properly bolted to the top of the bow, and curving from front to rear, is a curved spring, 0, of a U shape and ending at T. Over this curved spring is a stout leather covering terminating in a loop, T, so as to give a direct downward pressure on the spring 0, and which holds a curved metallic bar, 6. The seat made in two pieces is doubled over the bar, as shown, and carried back and fastened to the rear piece F by any suitable means. A curved rod, 61, has its ends fastened to the inner side of the pommel, and its center passes over the loop T, as seen in Fig. 2. This rod 01 prevents the seat-cover straightening when the rider is seated, and keeps the strain a downward one upon the spring 0. Where the loop bears against the rod 01 there is an anti-friction loose sleeve, 0, to avoid wear. I prefer to quilt the seatcover to prevent it from stretching. The cover having only two points of support, and one of them flexible, an easy and yielding seat is provided for the rider.

1 am aware that saddles have been made with springs passing from the front through slots in the saddle-bow, but this is not my invention, as my object is to form a springpommel as well as a spring-seat to the saddle, which I accomplish by my arrangement of the spring.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is

In a riding saddle the spring (1, rising from the top of the bow B and terminating at I, and having a leather covering, 0, ending in a loop, T, passing under the rod 01 and inclosin g the curved rod 6, to which is attached the seat D, all constructed as and for the purpose described.

CHARLES HOOKS HARRIS.

Witnesses:

WM. H. LAPRADE, W. F. PEEK, J NO. S. VAUN. 

